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A.K.A. audio card, the sound card is an expansion card that provides extra audio capabilities to a computer. Once a separate component needed by older computers, newer machines tend to have these sound capabilities built into the motherboard.

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No sound card detected on Dell Vostro 5568 (17.04)

I've install Kubuntu 17.04 on Dell Vostro 5568 with encrypted filesystem. The laptop comes with UEFI bios. In order to install nvidia drivers I had to disable secure UEFI boot. After turning laptop ...
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Are Those Interrupts Normal?

Output from cat /proc/interrupts: CPU0 CPU1 CPU2 CPU3 0: 13 0 0 0 IO-APIC 2-edge timer 8: 1 0 ...
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Using Processing on Ubuntu. Sound Library runs, makes no sound

I'm running Processing 3.3.5 successfully in Ubuntu 16.04, and have installed the Sound Library. Unfortunately, none of the example scripts I've run make any sound. I know the sound card is working ...
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Creative Soundblaster play! 2

In this answer, I have found Creative Sound blaster play! 2 USB Sound card is supported: there is a code for it. But I do not understand how to use this code to enable the sound card. Re: Creative ...
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Pulseaudio doesn't recognize sink/source if nothing is plugged into the audio ports

I'm running into an issue where pulseaudio recognizes the presence of my sound card but doesn't recognize the sink or source associated with it (using 'pactl list sinks' shows nothing, but 'pactl list ...
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How to fix sound output devices not showing up on Ubuntu 16.04?

I am running Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. On recent startup only a Dummy Output shows up under sound Output Devices. This has been happening for a while but usually the command killall pulseaudio && ...
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Soundcard Driver HP x2 Detatchable

So, after searching the forums and re-downloading packages and even completely reinstalling ubuntu, I cannot get my soundcard to be identified. I have a HP x2 Detachable 2 in 1 tablet/laptop. Is there ...
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Automatically switch to speakers when headphones is unplugged

Currently speakers are connected to a sound-card and headphones are connected to another. In the sound settings in the Output menu I can see both and I can choose which one to get output from. Is ...
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USB headset is shown as disabled in Audio Hardware

I'm having a peculiar problem with my USB headset. Sometimes it works fine, but many other times it doesn't. The headset is recognised correctly: $ cat /proc/asound/cards 0 [HDMI ]: HDA-...
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alsamixer not detecting "Channel"

when I run the command as a alsamixer even if I run it as a root it does not detect the channels at my systems this is all the columns that I get. sounds is working on my system, but I have the ...
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how to know what is soundcard name to increase volume level

I'm having linux2.6.38 and I don't know what is my sound driver name to change sound level.When I write : [root@FriendlyARM /]# amixer -D pulse sset Master 50% ALSA lib control.c:902:(...
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Change default Sound Device Order

Basically, Ubuntu (-Mate 16.04) plays sound output on the first non-disabled sound-device in the preferences list: Only trouble: I'd like to change the order. If there's a headset or that USB audio ...
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Use a DTS Connect enabled sound card in Ubuntu

I recently bought a DTS Connect enabled sound card (Asus Xonar DS). I plugged it in and connected it to my AV via SPDIF. Stereo sound works and pass-through via VLC works too. The problem is that ...
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How to list/access all the available audio input and output ports/channels of a USB soundcard from a particular PC

In Windows 7, I used to use pymedia, a python library, to list the available interfaces as well as use them for playing and recording audio. A typical query would look like this: Now, I'm no longer ...
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Ubuntu 16.10 not detect sound card

My sound card was working great and after a reboot it stopped working. Now, if I try aplay -l, it says "no sound card detected". I use the front headphone jack on my crosshair v formula motherboard. I ...
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Both headphone and front speaker jack use one single output channel in ALSA

I use both the headphone jack and front speaker jack in my sound card, an ASUS STRIX SOAR. That works fine in Windows, especially with the STRIX drivers, as I can change the output device manually or ...
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Can I completely disable sound card initialization/recognition?

I am dual-booting Ubuntu 16.04 on a Dell XPS 13 (9343) and I would like to avoid the well known issue of having to double reboot because Windows uses I2S sound and Ubuntu uses HDA sound. This is a ...
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No USB soundcard found in Ubuntu 16.10 [duplicate]

I have a usb soundcard Edirol UA-1EX and a computer with dual boot (windows 10 and Ubuntu 16.10) and I can't make the Ubuntu recognize the usb soundcard. aplay -l **** Lista de Dispositivos ...
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Traktor Audio 6 Soundcard recognized, but not selectable

I got a Native Instruments Traktor Audio 6 Soundcard via USB plugged in and it is working so far in Mixxx. Mixxx In pavucontrol however, it is recognized in Configuration ("Konfiguration"), but not ...
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Laptop stuck on mute

I have no idea why it's doing this. The audio sometimes works, but now it's stuck on mute and is not playing anything in headphones or through speakers. I'd really like to be able to listen to stuff....
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Sound card is not being detected in Asus ha 200

I installed Linux OS in my netbook. But sound card has not been detected. I think, codec are not developed/installed for it. It is HDMI technology. Sound card is working on Windows 10 with the help of ...
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No sound suddenly 16.04

The soundcard is not detected. $ lspci -v | grep -A7 -i "audio" 00:1f.3 Audio device: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP HD Audio (rev 21) Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Sunrise Point-LP ...
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Sound card not detected 16.04 Dell Inspiron 15 7579 (Dummy Output)

Running Ubuntu 16.04 on a Dell Inspiron 15 7579 I have tried several things to have sound in my laptop with no success, below is a list of the most relevant attempts. Reinstalling linux-sound-base, ...
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Alsa does not recognize my sound card Ubuntu 16.04

I've tried to reinstall Alsa and pulseaudio multiple times with reboots. I've tried editing /etc/modules but to no avail. link to a bunch of logs this asked me to generate If you ask, I will get you ...
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"cannot open mixer: No such file or directory" when trying to run alsamixer to unmute after installing Realtek audio driver

I'm using Ubuntu 16.04 on Dell Inspiron 5568 15", but the sound quality is lower than the one on the Windows session. Then I searched for a solution and I downloaded Rt-linux-HDaudio-5.18 from ...
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Sound card is installed but it is not listed

I've got an Ubuntu 16.04 installed and for the past few days. I was able to play sounds from my analog audio output (with my headphones connected to it). I also have an HDMI connection and speakers ...
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When playing ARK; PulseAudio cannot change playback device

I've got a weird issue that requires someone with more Pulse Audio experience than I have. Whenever I launch "Ark: Survival Evolved" through Steam, on KUbuntu 16.04, I have no sound. I've checked ...
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Sound card not detected (16.04)

Running Ubuntu 16.04 on a Dell XPS 13 I've just installed the OS and am dual booting with Windows 10. I'm brand new to Linux and wanted to give Ubuntu a try but I can't get any audio to play, however ...
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Sound stopped working, "dummy output"

I'm using Ubuntu 16.04. From a few days back I can't hear the sound on my laptop. While checking sound settings It shows Dummy output on the section of Output tab. How do I resolve this issue?
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Ubuntu 16.04: Sound and video problems

I updated to Ubuntu 16.04 a while ago and I haven't gotten the sound to work ever since. Oddly enough, there's sound when I start up my computer, but none afterwards. There are no sound output devices ...
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My laptops one sound is not working.Only right sound works.How to fix it?

screenshot The left sound works perfectly fine in windows.But in Ubuntu 16.04 only right sound works.How to fix this problem. Attachment is screenshot from terminal alsamixer version 1.1.0 Thanks.
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No sound to the speakers . Ubuntu 16.04

I have a problem with my laptop's speakers. I have sound on the headphones but the speakers doesn't work. I have searched in a lot of forums and i've tried a lot of things but I can't solve my ...
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sound card not detected in 16.04 ubuntu [duplicate]

I recently upgraded from ubuntu 14.04 to 16.04 but I can't detect sound card, all I see in settings/sound - dummy output, nor the headphones jack is working , but both were working fine in 14.04.
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Poor speakers quality on lenovo thinkpad e460 with Ubuntu 16.04

I've just installed Ubuntu 16.04 LTS on my laptop Lenovo ThinkPad E460. Everything works fine, expect speakers, the loudness is all right, but the quality is really poor, I don't know how to explain ...
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Sound card driver

I am running a Ubuntu 16.04 release on my PC. The sound card used to work perfectly, but after I installed oss4-dev, and oss4-base, typed use apt autoremove to remove some packages, my computer can no ...
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Audio missing on new Ubuntu 12.04 LTS laptop

New notebook come with Ubuntu 12.04 LTS preinstalled, and audio is missing, no sound. MUTE is off. How many efforts is required to enable such basic functionality on new laptop? I'm have no much ...
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Can't detect sound card (Ubuntu 16.04)

My soundcard has suddenly stopped working after a reboot. No audio devices appear on sound settings and alsa doesnt detect my soundcard. I've tried to follow some guides I found on the Internet but it ...
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Persistent Dummy Output

The soundcard I want to use is detected and works (it only recently switched to dummy output and didn't allow me to go back). HDMI is no longer listed under Audio and Video - KDE Control Module; ...
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Ubuntu 16.04 LTS on Lenovo X250 - sound issues

I've installed Ubuntu 16.04 LTS on my Lenovo X250, and the maximum volume is low in respect to when I was using Windows. Are the known issues with the soundcard of Lenovo x250 with Ubuntu 16.04?
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USB sound card doesn't work properly in Ubuntu Mate 16.04

I have a problem with my e-mu 0202 usb sound card. I've been using ubuntu 15.04 15.10 and 16.04 and it works just fine in there. But not in ubuntu mate 16.04 The problem is my usb card just shuts ...
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Missing sound control on Menu Bar 14.04

My sound has been working fine until recently.I lost sound and the sound control on the menu bar.When I reboot all I get is a clicking sound. When I managed to get back the sound control, it had an x ...
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Ubuntu 16.04 doesn't see my external usb audio interface

I have the Audient iD14 audio interface, and I was able to get it to work with Ubuntu 14. However, when I did a fresh new install of Ubuntu 16.04, it wouldn't even list it in the sound devices. The ...
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Sound card doesn't support midi. How can I play midi output in real-time?

My sound card doesn't support midi, but I want to write music in TuxGuitar and listen to the midi output on the fly. Is there some program I can install to do this? Right now my workaround is to ...
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Only dummy output and no soundcards found on Ubuntu

I've really tried everything and I'm begging for your help reader :) I've re-installed my kernel, followed every possible guide on internet and I still can't make my speakers, headphones or any ...
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Suddenly "No soundcards found"

After having worked properly for a month, my sound card went missing. It was probably after I forced a restart (laptop frozen). I am running Ubuntu 14.04.4 LTS on a laptop with a pretty basic Sound ...
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Ubuntu Studio 14.04 - USB Soundcard

I am a new Ubuntu Studio 14.04 user and would like to have a compatible USB sound card. I've seen Focusrite 2i2 compatibility but does anyone have experience about Focusrite Scarlet Solo, which is a ...
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no sound card detected in ASUS E200HA

No soud card is detected when I install Ubuntu 14.04 and linux mint 17.3 in my asus E200HA. The driver for windows directly from the suport of asus says: conexant Audio driver version V1.62.0.58 ...
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USB soundcard with MPD - only outputs static

I used to have a Muse Mini DAC USB soundcard on my Media Player Daemon machine, but now need to switch to using a Native Instruments Audio2DJ USB soundcard instead. aplay some_wav_file.wav works fine ...
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xps 15 9950 ubuntu 14.04 no audio input

I am running 14.04 on an XPS 15 9950 (late 2015). The audio card is an HDA Intel PCH, the cpu is the Intel Skylake. My problem is that no audio input device is detected. running alsamixer and ...
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Unable to get sound working. Ubuntu Server 14.04.3

I have had this problem for a while now. I have looked around in many places for solutions. But none have worked. The OS is running on an old Sony Vaio Laptop, model: VPCEB3F4E. I have used the alsa ...
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